期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2017
卷号：24
期号：3
页码：496-501
DOI：10.5604/12321966.1235158
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Objective. The objective of the study was to analyze the level of knowledge on tumours and their prevention among ruralinhabitants.Materials and method. The research involved 500 residents of villages in Podkarpackie Province in south-east Poland.The age of the researched ranges from 18–30 years; mean age – 26.96±0.84 (range [18, 30], median 25.95%CI [18, 9, 29, 01]).The researched group was represented in 47.59% by women in 52.41% by men. In order to obtain the research material, astandardized questionnaire was applied which included questions focused mainly on assessment of the level of knowledgeon tumours (causes, symptoms, ways of treatment, prevention), as well as questions with both spontaneous and promptedanswers.Results. 34.72% of respondents confirmed the occurrence of tumours in their family; the most frequently occurring wasa lung tumour (9.4%). While assessing the degree of relationship it was proved that among parents’ of the respondents,neoplastic disease had occurred in 3.22% of cases, and in 22.36% of cases it affected grandparents. In self-assessment,a low level of knowledge was indicated by 35.35% of respondents: average by 30.45%, hard to determine by 32%, while2.18% stated that their level of knowledge was high. The most frequently enumerated risk factors were: smoking (36.61%),improper diet (15.03%), and improper lifestyle (9.83%). UV radiation was a risk factor for 16.18%; however, a solarium onlyfor 1.93% of respondents. For 37.94%, a medical examination was a diagnostic method in neoplastic disease.Conclusions. According to self-assessment, every third respondent stated having a low or average level of knowledge.The most frequently used source of knowledge was the Internet, and much more rarely a doctor or a nurse. Very few of therespondents could enumerate the tests applied in the early detection of neoplastic diseases.
